Kichard samuel



To ALL-WHOM rr MAYV CONCERN;

RICHARD SAMUEL. `or t-vAL-DEN, NEWfYo'nK.

' Luerslamylva. vsenuafed May 26, 186s.

IMPROVEMENT 1N PORTABLE rennes.l

mi .hnlich nfnrrh in im lign Enters giunti inni uniting @an .uf 'tige nime wop ' Be it known that I, Rminum` SAMUEL, of Walden, county ofOrange, and Stute ofNcw York, hcveinvc'ated a new and usefulImprovement infHurdlesFenees; and I do hereby declare thefollowng ti) be a full, clear, and

exact descripticnof. the same, reference being hed to the accompanying drawings, making p nrt of' this' specilication, in which@- `Figure lis' a front elevation of thepanel.

Figure 2 is affront elevation of t'hcfence-pest. n Figure 3 is a transverse seetionof the fence-post; and Figre 4 is a front elevation of'a. fence-post, showing part of two annexed'pancls. The same letters of' reference, in all theigures of the drawing, denote identical parte.

v The nature of my 'invention consists constructing a hurdle-fence, in the manner of conneet'ingthe hurdies, and the method of .adapting the fence to any or various formations of" land, and thus obviating thedif culty which has heretofore existed in this system of fencing', and rendering hudlefences applicable to side-hills as well as level ground.

and operation.

Fig. 1 is a single hurdle, which maybe madeof any number ofrnils or bars.

To enable others skilled in the art. to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction m I malle the bars a a, a a-of the proper width, and there secure the ends by means of boards li at either` Lend, which-boards clamp the bars a,`thc bars being kept 'secure by means of bolts or pins, a', leaving sn' (ces betweczreach ofthe bars,'as shown at c ce c, in which the couplings are to be put.

Having 'constructed any' required number ol' hurdles, I then make the-proper number of bars, to connect `and hold said hurdlesi to their places.

Fig. 2 shows the construction of my tie-bar.

I make the post either solid. or of strips of lumber, as shown at D D, and fastened together with pins a',

which pins perform the ohce of holding alsoA the slats E E, which are for thepurpose of keeping the hurdles A'firm when connected'. In the centrexof the post I firmly-fix my tie-holt F, having in each end openings g g,

through which any convenient key may beput.

Fig. 3 shows n.` brace, the upright standard H/of th'eisame width as the post.

Through the upright, H, I make `nny number of' holes, jjj, in which the pins'lc, passing through the post, enter, and are fastened by a key, as in the tie-bolt'. 'Io the upright, Il attach a standard, at a proper angle,

us shown at Z, 'and which muy beke'pt irm at the lowexend by the rod M. In this way I canuse my fence on land that is broken and abrupt, aswell as on level ground, By making holes in the upright, H, at the required points, it willat once'be seen that my braceican be easily adjusted to suit the demand and moet the requirement. Fig. 4 shows two of thehurdlcs, connected with will the parts herein described, united, and will be under stood without further description.

neet-ion with'thc hurdles and 'tie-.buig arranged und constructed as shown end described.

i Having thus' described my invention, what I claim', Aand desire to secure -by Letters Patent, isL- The construction and arrangement of my hurdles, when used in connection with the tie-bar D D, slatsEE, tie-bolt F, and standards II and l, with the bar M, nll as shown and se;A forth. i

I also claim the construction of my brace, having standards 1I and l, ot" uneven length, when used in con RICHARD SAMUEL. Witnesses:

WM'. C. DOANE, M. E. Goncums. 

